Improvement in clips for attaching buckles



UNITED 'STATES STEPHE-)iT G. STURGES AND TILLIAM E. STURGES, OF NEWARK,NEW

JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLIPS FOR ATTACHING BUQKLES.

Specilicaliun forming part of Letters Patent E09/1,01?. dated'August 24.lc'G).

To all whom, it 11i/ty concern,.-

Beit known that we, STEPHEN G. STURGEs and WILLIAM E. STURGEs, of thecity of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, havemade certain Improvements in Clips for Attaching Buckles, Rings, &c., toStraps; and we declare the following, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, to be a full and exact description thereof.

In the manner of securing the buckle, &c., to the strap without stitch,rivet, or doubling the end of the strap, in a quick economical way,equaling, if not excelling, other methods of securing and'holdiug,consists our alleged improvement.

NVith suitable dies, 'a blank ofthe form shown in Figure 2 is cut fromthin sheet metal. The blank is doubled to the form shown in Fig. 3. Thebuckle or ring is placed in the bend, and by means of appropriatepunches, the two lips a a are bent over the part b, which has previouslybeen pressed down upon the strap c, that had been placed between thelips, the compression causing the teeth e to enter the strap a smalldistance from its edge on either side, theybeing rmly held thereinbyturning over and pressing down the lips c upon the piece b, giving theneat iinish shown in Fig. l.

are preferred, as being the most secure in practical Wear and tear.

XVe do not claim securing metal to leather or other flexibles by meansot' cuttings or punehings, as it is commonly done; but

Vhat we do claim and desire to secure is The clip described, whenconstructed and combined with a strap in the manner andfor the purposespecified.

STEPHEN G. STURGES. VILLIAM E. STURG-ESi Attest:

XV. M. GooDrNG, EDWARD CoLLvER..

